STREETSCAPE GUIDANCE

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INTRODUCTION
PART A
A vision for London’s streets
PART B
From strategy to delivery
PART C
New measures for new challenges
PART D
Balancing priorities
PART F
Appendix
PART E
Physical design and materials
SECTION 6
Introduction
SECTION 7
High quality footways
SECTION 8
Carriageways
SECTION 9
Crossings
SECTION 10
Kerbside activity
SECTION 11
Footway amenities
SECTION 12
Safety and functionality
SECTION 13
Street environment
SECTION 14
Transport interchanges
Streetscape Guidance
[Part E – Physical design and materials] High quality footways 83
Surface material transitions
Where a surface material transition occurs
from private forecourt to the boundary of an
authority, developers are encouraged to relate
the forecourt surface treatment to the existing
paving orientation and/or the surrounding paving
module size.
Generally the existing paving will align with
the kerb edge and so any new paving should
intersect the building frontage at right angles
if the building line is parallel to the kerb edge,
providing a clean aesthetic.
Where a distinct change in surface paving is
proposed, developers should terminate the
paving at an agreed location on or adjacent to
the boundary, such that the materials transition
along a straight edge.
Figure 84: More London’s paving extends to
the kerb and is successful due to its attention
to detail
Developers and the highways authority should
agree an exact boundary point where the paving
transition will occur to best accommodate the
existing footway materials and avoid creating
narrow fragments of paving and/or extensive
areas of footway resurfacing.
Should the change in paving material not align
with the public/private interface, metal studs
no greater than six millimetres in height, can be
used to outline the boundary.
New access arrangements
Additional footway crossovers may be required
where new developments propose a change in
access and servicing arrangements.
When working on the TLRN, new footway
crossovers need to be approved by us and will
be implemented at the cost of the adjoining
landowner. Removal of defunct crossovers on
the TLRN will be delivered by ourselves.
Additional information
Department for Transport:
Manual for Streets, 2007
Greater London Authority Economics:
Retail in London, 2006
7.4 Footway crossovers
Footway crossovers provide an entry point
for motor vehicles to private land. They can
be considered an intrusion by vehicles into
pedestrian space and can have a detrimental
impact on the streetscape if they disrupt the
continuity and comfort of the footway. Designers
should consider the impact of crossovers on
pedestrian experience and ensure that they
maintain ease of passage for wheelchair users.
Design
Footway crossovers take one of two forms, light
crossovers and heavy crossovers.
Light crossovers are used to access a property
with a low level use, such as a house. Light
crossovers should provide restricted access to
cars or light vehicles. They should provide a
continuous footway surface for the crossover
with a dropped kerb.
Heavy crossovers are used by heavy goods
vehicles (HGVs) for deliveries and servicing
requirements. A continuous footway surface
is preferable which should be suitably robust.
This may require using the same material but
in smaller or deeper set paving units. Designers
may delineate the crossover with flush kerb
treatments or in exceptional circumstances, a
change of material to setts or asphalt provided